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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: SUR-2F6A1B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A small cast opper alloy harness pendant. The body of the pendant is cruciform, with waisted arms with rounded ends and an incised saltire cross across the base of the arms. The pendant is slightly plano-convex in section. The suspension loop at the top is rounded, orientated perpendicular to the plate and is heavily worn at the top. Circa AD 1200-1400.
Notes:
Either a harness pendant in its own right, similar to WAW-F47A11 or the centre of a framed type, as SUR-50C182. It is suggested that the cruciform shape was favoured by clerics, although they may merely indicate private devotion (Clark, 1995).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.7 mm
Width: 16.5 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Hurstbourne Priors (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4646
Four figure Latitude: 51.21135951
Four figure longitude: -1.34284682
1:25K map: SU4646
1:10K map: SU44NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, J. | 1995 | The Medieval Horse and its Equipment c.1150 - c.1450 | London | HMSO |
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